Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

44 Smart Phone and Next-Generation Mobile Computing

2.4 The Convergence of Mobile Devices

When it comes to mobile, the need for convergence is evident.

Nobody wants to carry around a handful of mobile devices. Con-

verged mobile devices stand a good chance of becoming popular,

because in a mobile scenario, size, weight, functions, wireless com-

munication capability, and of course price are often equally impor-

tant to end users. If two mobile devices can merge into one and work

well in both application scenarios, it would clearly be unnecessary to

use both. Also, a converged mobile device may offer the functionality

of data integration and interoperation, which are otherwise difficult

to achieve with two separate devices.

2.4.1 The Convergence of PDAs ...